Syria’s jihadists in Yemen’s battlefield

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Syrian Salafi influencers do not simply express solidarity with the Yemeni anti-Houthi campaign; they convert Syrian wartime grievances into a mobilization narrative for Yemen’s Salafi networks. If regional states exploit this dynamic by deploying Syrian fighters in Yemen, they risk reactivating transnational jihadist networks and undermining three decades of U.S. terrorism and stabilization efforts. Syrian Salafi social media influencers weaponize memories of the Assad regime and Iran-backed atrocities during Syria’s 2011–2023 civil war. They invoke massacres, torture, and displacement to man…